G2 Vendor Directory

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling vs. Altium Develop

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCreo Elements/Direct Modeling

by PTC

Altium Develop

by Altium

Overall rating4.04.5
Review count221,089
Ease of use8.28.4
Ease of setup8.68.6
Quality of support7.68.4
Meets requirements8.69.0
NPS23.80952467.977528
Small Business54.5%59.4%
Mid-Market13.6%28.8%
Enterprise31.8%11.7%
Total page views921,445
Total LLM citations8810,747

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling (formerly CoCreate Modeling) provides robust, comprehensive direct modeling capabilities.

Pros

    Altium Develop

    Altium Develop is a collaborative platform for electronic product development that connects requirements management (via Requirements Portal), ECAD design, supply chain, and manufacturing into a single, unified environment. Built on Altium Designer® and Altium 365®, it enables real-time collaboration across engineering, design, and operations teams, reducing delays caused by disconnected tools and file-based workflows.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Features
    • PCB Design
    • Collaboration
    • Efficiency
    • User Interface